The NIT championship game matchup is set, and the semifinals could hardly have been more different. Plus coaching changes dominate the other news, including who is staying, and another star-studded field will be in Maui in another year.
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The Morning Dish – Monday, March 26, 2018
After so many doubts, Kansas is in the Final Four in this wild college basketball season. Plus the field is set with a recent repeat team, and a long-time coach may end up at his alma mater decades after he played there.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Kentucky was frighteningly good against an overmatched opponent Monday night. West Virginia played a similar team and was maybe even more impressive.
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 26, 2016
In a college basketball year that has been defined by unpredictability, we dare say that the host of downright thrilling conference races is a story developing late that is also becoming a signature mark of this season.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 21, 2016
Michigan State lost at home to Nebraska Wednesday night 72-71 for its third loss in a row. So it’s time to worry about the Spartans, right? No way. Not a chance.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 1, 2016
On paper, New Year’s Eve featured what could’ve been two of the very best games of the year in the Big East. Call it 1-for-2 at the plate, as one ended up being nothing of the sort, but the other delivered in every way.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 17, 2015
For all the first month of the 2015-16 season has brought us-the beginnings of a terrific national player of the year race; upstarts like Monmouth and Arkansas-Little Rock seemingly coming from nowhere; coaches suddenly releasing the shackles on offenses-one area where the offerings have seemed a little thin is buzzer-beating finishes.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 7, 2015
Conference tournaments are well underway, and one in particular is living up to what the regular season led us to expect. Plus a big program is hit by the NCAA, and the coaching carousel has started for this year.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 19, 2015
Passionate rivalries. Contrasts in styles. Outstanding players. Coaches with the freedom to coach teams the way they want to, and taking advantage of that in different ways. And, yes, very relevant regular season games. Wednesday night featured the very best of what college basketball has to offer, in so very many ways.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 7, 2015
Friday night wasn’t quite the snoozer this time around, with a few close ones on tap. One conference has a lot of teams tied for first place. That, plus changes to the NIT, a couple of Longhorns banged up and a Buckeye suspended at least a little longer.
